President announces national media policy

India will evolve a national media policy to integrate
the advances in visual, audio and print media,
and bring about a cohesiveness
of purpose.

President K R Narayanan, in his address to the joint sitting of
Parliament in the Central Hall, said the main aim of such a policy
was to devise plans ''keeping in view our societal needs and
cultural values.''

A Right to Information Law will also be put in place to ensure
transparency and integrity in decision-making without
compromising
national security. For this, he said the Official Secrets Act will be
reviewed.